THREE THINGS: Great Scott!

There is very little you can tell a New Jersey Devils fan about Scott Niedermayer that they don't already know. One of the NHL's 100 Greatest Players in league history, a four-time Stanley Cup winner, Niedermayer is considered one of the most successful hockey players of all-time. From a young age, Niedermayer began a string of success that would be the start of his decorated career. He is the only player to have ever won every major North American and international championship. In his trophy chest, he a WHL Championship, Memorial Cup, World Junior Championship gold, Stanley Cup, IIHF World Championship gold, World Cup gold, and Olympic gold.

1. NIED WE SAY MORE?

The list of accolades goes on and on for the former Devils captain. A model for consistency, regarded as one of the greatest defensemen to ever suit up in the NHL, he found success at every level played. In fact, not only did the New Jersey Devils retire his number 27 in December 2011, but his number has also been retired by the Anaheim Ducks, where he played with his brother Rob for four seasons, and again in 2013 by the WHL's Kamloops Blazers. Niedermayer played with the Blazers between 1989 and 1992, appearing 156 games with 47 goals, 143 assists, and 190 career points.

2. ON EVERY STAGE

As a 17-year-old, Niedermayer began playing with Canada's national team. It would mark the start of a lengthy career representing his home country, and the start of a string of medals. In 2002 Niedermayer won a gold medal at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, it was no regular gold medal for the Canadian team. Niedermayer was part of the Canadian squad that brought the hockey gold medal back to Canada since the 1952 Oslo Olympics. Again, in 2010 on home soil, he was part of the Canadian team that again won the gold medal.
In his international career, he has accumulated give gold medals and another silver. At the 2004 World Championship in the Czech Republic, he won gold, again that same year at the World Cup of Hockey he was part of the Canadian winning team. In 1996, he was part of the silver medal-winning team in that same tournament.
And finally, in 1991, as a 17-year-old and his first Team Canada appearance, he won the World Junior Championship.
The 2010 Olympics in Vancouver were particularly defining. He had the honor of captaining the team, in his home province in his final international tournament. He would retire from hockey at the end of that NHL season.

3. TRIPLE GOLD CLUB

There's the exclusive club that Niedermayer is a part of, one that won all three New Jersey Devils Stanley Cups in 1995, 2000 and 2003. But then there's an even more exclusive club his Hall of Fame play has led to.
Niedermayer is part of the Triple Gold Clubwhich is the group of hockey players and coaches who have won the Stanley Cup, a World Championship gold medal, and an Olympic gold.
There are just 29 members of the club, and only 11 defensemen, including Niedermayer. While the International Ice Hockey Federation didn't make the Triple Gold Club an actual honor until the 2010 Olympic Games, Niedermayer accomplished all three championships with his 2004 World Championship victory.

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